Ordinarily I don’t get all self-referential, but when I saw the Dilbert comic below from this Sunday’s paper, I was pretty tickled at how it segued with those two posts. I wanted to give Scott Adams a high five. (Click the image to see it larger.)

Now don’t get me wrong. Gamification has its place. I wrote all about that here. But unfortunately, too many people think that just adding badges, ribbons and leaderboards are gamification. The last thing anyone wants to do is sound like Dilbert’s Pointy Haired Boss!

It is critical that we never lose sight of what we really want to do when we seek to improve performance management and recognition—make employees feel valued and influence their behavior for the better.